By Sean Hollister Mar 9th 2010 http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/1024-bit-rsa-encryption-cracked-by-carefully-starving-cpu-of-ele/ Since 1977, RSA public-key encryption has protected privacy and verified authenticity when using computers, gadgets and web browsers around the globe, with only the most brutish of brute force efforts (and 1,500 years of processing time) felling its 768-bit variety earlier this year. Now, three eggheads (or Wolverines, …
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All hacking attempts on Indian govt computers failed
IANS / PTI The Hindu March 2010 http://beta.thehindu.com/business/article193044.ece There have been attempts to hack into the government computer network, but till date there has been no loss of vital information, says Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology Sachin Pilot. “Yes, there have been attempts but I can categorically say that not one attempt …